2 x 420g cans butter beans, drained freshly grated zest and juice of 1 lemon 2 garlic cloves, crushed 1 tbsp freshly chopped mint 3 tbsp olive oil sprigs of mint to garnish salt and freshly ground black pepper
Place the better beans and lemon juice in a food processor and blend until smooth. Add the rest of the ingredients along with 4 tbsp water, a tbsp at a time, adjusting the amount of water to give a smooth pate.
Season the pate and spoon into a serving dish or individual ramekins and garnish with mint sprigs.
